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Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (22 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 220, 224, 225 and 232 together. Recruitment in An Garda Síochána is governed under Statutory Regulation namely, the Garda Síochána (Admission & Appointments) Regulations 1988/2005 as amended by Regulation 3 of the Garda Síochána (Admission & Appointments) Regulations 2004. The most recent change to the upper age limit was made by Statutory Instrument...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (22 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 17 October 2001. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until his application for asylum was decided. His asylum application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner. He subsequently withdrew his appeal...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person in question made an application for Family Reunification under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996 on behalf of his father in November 2008. The application has recently been approved and the person in question has been informed of same.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that 58% of invoices received by my Department since the 19th May 2009 have been in paid in full within 15 calendar days, 98% of all invoices have been paid within 30 days and 2% were paid after 30 days. It should be noted that the details relate to calendar days and not working days. The average time to pay an invoice received during this period was 16 calendar days.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 to 229, inclusive, together. The specific information sought in relation to costs associated with trainee Gardaí and Garda Reservists and their applications is not readily available and would involve the aggregation of costs from a wide variety of sources requiring a disproportionate amount of Garda time and resources relative to the information sought....

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (22 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The number of student Gardaí and probationer Gardaí who resigned in each of the years 2007, 2008 and to 31st August 2009 was as follows: 2007 2008 2009 (to 31 August 2009) Student Gardaí 17 21 1 Probationer Gardaí 28 19 5 Corresponding information in relation to previous years is not readily available.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 20 September 2006. Following investigation by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, it was established that the person concerned had previously made an asylum application in Germany and, as such, a determination was made, in accordance with the provisions of the Dublin II Regulations, that the person concerned should be transferred to...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the mother of the person to whom he refers has permission to remain in the State under the IBC/05 Scheme. In 2007, the person concerned was granted permission to remain, in line with that granted to her mother, up to 2 June, 2010. This permission to remain is under Stamp 4 conditions which permit study.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned, then a minor, arrived in the State in the company of his mother on 23 October 1997. His mother subsequently made an application for asylum which was refused. The mother of the person concerned was subsequently granted permission to remain in the State on the basis of being a parent of an Irish citizen child, born before 1 January 2005, in accordance with the revised...

Written Answers — Travel Documentation: Travel Documentation (22 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) informs me that an appointment was arranged with the person concerned to attend INIS on 12 June 2009 to collect the three travel documents which was not fulfilled. I am informed that the person concerned has been contacted by INIS and requested to attend the office at 13/14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 on Wednesday 23 September 2009 to collect...

Gambling Legislation. (22 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: For the second time today, Deputy Rabbitte has done a disservice to the two people he mentioned, namely, Deputy Brian Lenihan and the Taoiseach. To the best of my knowledge at no stage were they interested in any shape or form in FOBTs and any reasonable person would be against FOBTs, as I stated clearly when I eventually understood what they were about.

Gambling Legislation. (22 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: What I had a difficulty with was the way in which the Deputy laid down preconditions in regard to the all-party examination of this issue. Given that this was considered in the casino report, it was important that entire report, warts and all - there were warts in it - would be looked at by the all-party committee but be that as it may, we have now moved on. I assure the Deputy that nobody...

Gambling Legislation. (22 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: In fact, I would hazard a guess that these particular gentlemen are against these.

Gambling Legislation. (22 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: However, it is the case that we will have to legislate in this area to regulate what is, in effect, an unregulated one. We have a duty-----

Gambling Legislation. (22 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: As I said, when I came into this job, I was confronted by what I understood to be an understanding between the Deputy's party, my party and the other main Opposition parties that there would be an effort to look at this area on an all-party basis. That was not possible because the Labour Party-----

Gambling Legislation. (22 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Labour Party decided it wanted a precondition that there would be no consideration of FOBTs. I agree with Deputy Rabbitte on the principle of FOBTs in that I disagree with their implementation in this country. However, the Deputy's party got cold feet.

Gambling Legislation. (22 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: One or two of its Deputies were very annoyed-----

Gambling Legislation. (22 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: -----at the attitude of the Deputy's party leader who obviously saw political opportunity. As I said, I have asked my officials-----

Gambling Legislation. (22 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have asked my officials-----

Gambling Legislation. (22 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: A Deputy from the Deputy's party was nominated as an ad hoc chairman of the group-----